DDoS attack trends for the second half of 2023 reveal alarming developments in their scale and sophistication, according to Gcore. The maximum attack power rose from 800 Gbps (1H 2023) to 1.6 Tbps. UDP floods continue to dominate, constituting 62% of DDoS attacks. TCP floods and ICMP attacks also remain popular at 16% and 12% […]
Monobank, Ukraine’s largest mobile-only bank, faced a barrage of denial of service (DDoS) attacks on January 21, crippling its operations and causing widespread disruption. Co-founder and CEO Oleh Horokhovskyi took to Telegram to confirm the Monobank cyberattack, revealing that the bank was targeted with a staggering 580 million service requests in one of the attacks. […]
The impact of DDoS attacks extends far beyond mere inconvenience, as they can result in financial losses, compromised data, and erosion of customer trust. Understanding the nature and consequences of DDoS activity is essential for organizations and individuals alike as they strive to protect their online presence and ensure the uninterrupted flow of critical services. […]
Hacktivists have claimed to hit Israeli websites through DDoS and defacement attacks following the outbreak of conflict between Israel and Hamas. Cybersecurity experts now warn of signs of more impactful attacks being attempted. Researchers from Radware found that Israel endured 143 DDoS attacks between October 2 and October 10, making it the most targeted nation […]
A distributed-denial-of-service (DDoS) attack launched against royal.uk, the official website for the United Kingdom’s royal family took the site offline. The attack was launched on October 1 and saw the site go offline for around 90 minutes. Once the site was functional again, a Cloudflare IP address checker was put in place to ensure those […]
Cybercriminals launched approximately 7.9 million DDoS attacks in 1H 2023, representing a 31% year-over-year increase, according to NETSCOUT. Global events like the Russia-Ukraine war and NATO bids have driven recent DDoS attack growth. Finland was targeted by pro-Russian hacktivists in 2022 during its bid to join NATO. Turkey and Hungary were targeted with DDoS attacks […]
Firewall and distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attack prevention mechanisms in Cloudflare can be circumvented by exploiting gaps in cross-tenant security controls, defeating the very purpose of these safeguards, it has emerged. “Attackers can utilize their own Cloudflare accounts to abuse the per-design trust-relationship between Cloudflare and the customers’ websites, rendering the protection mechanism ineffective,” Certitude researcher […]
The effectiveness of Cloudflare’s Firewall and DDoS prevention has been proven to be compromised by an attack technique that takes the use of logical vulnerabilities in cross-tenant security policies. This finding has sparked worries about possible vulnerabilities that could damage the security company’s clients. How Does the Cloudflare Attack Work? The attack only requires the creation […]
A cybersecurity company claims it identified and thwarted a massive distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attack targeting a prominent American financial institution. The researchers at Akamai Technologies did not reveal the company’s name but said it is among their “largest and most influential” customers in the financial sector. DDoS attacks overwhelm websites with a flood of traffic, […]